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Danta is pleased to announce our 2025/2026 field courses in tropical biology. Our courses are intended for undergraduates or early graduate level students who have a keen interest in tropical ecosystems and conservation but have little or no experience of working in a tropical environment. Participants may enroll on either a credit or non-credit basis.
As much of our advertising is done by word-of-mouth, we encourage you to spread the word by forwarding this information to students or friends who may be interested in our programs.
For more information, please visit our website at www.danta.info and/or email conser...@danta.email. For an alumni perspective on our programs, please see our blog DANTAisms - http://dantablog.wordpress.com/ [dantablog.wordpress.com].
Wildlife Conservation and Sustainability
When:
Winter Session: December 28, 2025 – January 12, 2026
Summer Session: July 1-16, 2026
Program Fee: $3100
Application deadline: December 1, 2025 and June 1, 2026
Methods in Primate Behavior and Conservation
When: June 15-30, 2026
Program fee: $3100
Application deadline: May 1, 2025
Field Excursion
All courses include a visit to a wildlife rehabilitation center, sustainable chocolate plantation and dolphin and snorkeling trip of the Golfo Dulce. We will stay overnight on the Boruca Indigenous Reserve where we will learn about the community and their traditional lifeways. Every effort is made to implement eco-friendly and socially responsible practices into our day-to-day operations, field courses and overall mission.
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DANTA: Association for Conservation of the Tropics
438 Norway Avenue
Huntington, WV 25705 USA
conservation@danta.email
740-274-2733
POSTED: 11/5/2025
My name is Stephanie Hernandez, and I’m a licensed veterinary technician and graduate of the University of Rhode Island. I’m excited to share an incredible study abroad opportunity this May 2026 for pre-veterinary, animal science, and veterinary technician students. I have been running this program for the last five years and am ecstatic to continue to provide opportunity for student growth through hands-on learning!
In partnership with the Maderas Rainforest Conservancy, this program takes students to Costa Rica for a one of a kind, hands-on veterinary field experience. It’s open to all students pursuing careers in veterinary medicine, animal care, or related fields.
Program Highlights:
This is a life changing opportunity for students to apply classroom knowledge in the field, deepen their understanding of veterinary work in an international context, and explore career paths through immersive, service-based learning.
Please find the attached PDF with full program details. I would greatly appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with your students or relevant faculty and departments. If you have any questions or need additional information, I’m happy to help.
Thank you for supporting students in accessing meaningful educational experiences!
Stephanie Hernandez She/Her/Hers
B.S Animal Science & Technology
Emergency Veterinary Technician
MRC All Terrain Vet Team Mission Coordinator
REPOSTED: 8/4/2025
Mad 4 My Dog is looking for interns for the fall and spring semesters. We offer dog training, bathing, daycare, retail sales, & in-home pet sitting. Our interns help with training classes and daycare primarily, as well as facility cleanup and class prep. You will get to experience a ton of animal behavior principles implemented in a practical way with clients and their dogs. Please email a resume to Madalyn at mad4mydog@gmail.com.
ALSO-- we are always hiring good pet sitters if they would like an ideal part time job. Info at www.mad4mydog.com for sitting. Please email a resume to Madalyn at mad4mydog@gmail.com
Hi Dr. Wellman,
My name is Jada Ryan, and I am reaching out on behalf of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation.
We at AZA are looking to establish a connection with Indiana University’s Animal Behavior program. As an organization, we recognize that the strength of the zoo and aquarium industry is best determined by the knowledge, integrity, and commitment of its members. As such, one of our goals is to enhance the zoo industry by acquiring and retaining the brightest minds.
We recently developed a brochure that outlines the benefits of AZA Student Membership while also providing an overview of the complimentary resources available to students on our website. Of particular significance is the AZA Career Center, a web page wherein students have access to a comprehensive selection of job/internship listings.
Best,
Jada Ryan
Program Assistant, Member Services
Association of Zoos & Aquariums
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 710
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3314
(P) (301) 244-3340
(E) jryan@aza.org
Biology graduate student and CISAB member, Dante Nesta from the Ledón-Rettig Lab recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. A groundbreaking new study about tadpoles that turn into cannibals may sound like fodder for nature trivia, but it carries a much deeper message about evolution—and even about ourselves.
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Congratulations to CISAB graduate student Liz Aguilar, faculty member Kim Rosvall on their new paper published in Science. Together with their co-authors (including CISAB post doc Isaac Miller-Crews and CISAB alum Dustin Reichard), Liz and Kim took advantage of last year’s total solar eclipse to study how the rapid changes in light affected bird behavior. More than 10,000 citizen scientists used an app created by the coauthors to record bird behavior on their phones. The data, combined with bird songs recorded in and around Bloomington, were analyzed using an artificial neural network model. They found species-level variations in response, with about half the species singing a “dawn chorus” when light reappeared after the brief eclipse.
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New CISAB faculty member Erica Cartmill (Professor, Animal Behavior, Anthropology, and Cognitive Science) studies the evolution of language and social cognition, gesture, primate communication, and parent-infant interaction. In her latest paper, “Just Kidding: The Evolutionary Roots of Playful Teasing”, she and coauthors Johanna Eckert and Sasha L. Winkler suggest that playful teasing, a key foundation of social interaction in humans, may be phylogenetically old: great apes demonstrate behaviors that are similar to the playful teasing described in human infants, including offer and withdrawal, provocative noncompliance, and disrupting others’ activities. They argue that studying playful teasing in nonhumans may shed light on the evolution of social cognition. Listen to Dr. Cartmill discuss her work on NPR.
Listen hereThe Program in Animal Behavior awards two summer study scholarships each year to aid outstanding Animal Behavior majors at IU Bloomington with the costs of summer field courses, internships, or research experiences in fields relevant to the study of animal behavior. These awards help to defray costs of travel and fees for these experiences. Deadline is April 10th of each year.
Alex Black was an outstanding student who received her B.S. degree in Animal Behavior in 2018. She was committed to social justice, strongly advocating for mental health and domestic violence awareness. She was also passionate about her work with animals, spending hundreds of hours on internships both during her undergraduate career and after graduation. The Alex Black Memorial Scholarship was established by Alex’s family to honor Alex’s memory and helps to support students in the Animal Behavior program while they complete summer internships.
Two scholarships are awarded per year, and all students pursuing a B.S. degree in Animal Behavior are eligible to apply. Deadline is April 10th of each year.
Dr. Jim Goodson was a vibrant member of the CISAB community. In addition to being a consummate neuroscientist and critical thinker, Jim was also extraordinarily gifted at capturing the beauty of his science via images, of both his study subjects and his histological material. The Goodson Prize for Art in Science recognizes outstanding research images from CISAB members that are not just scientifically meaningful but are also beautiful. Winning images are showcased both in the CISAB house and on our website.
To recognize some of our many outstanding Animal Behavior majors, CISAB Undergraduate Curriculum Committee has established a new award for Excellence in Thesis Research in Animal Behavior.
CISAB Graduate Scholars are outstanding IU graduate students who exemplify an integrative approach to the study of animal behavior through their research, teaching and other professional activities. Awards range from summer support up to 10 months of stipend support. To apply for CISAB funding, applicants must be CISAB members.
All materials (including letters from references) must be submitted by February 10th of each year by 4 pm Eastern.
CTRD NIH Pre-doctoral Trainees are outstanding IU graduate students whose integrative research interests focus on behavior and physiology in humans and other animals and will address key questions in three related themes: (1) Developmental contributions to reproductive behavior; (2) Origins and expression of differences among the sexes; and (3) Interactions between sex, health, and disease. Awards are for 12 months of stipend support and include a small allowance for research expenses and travel. CTRD Trainees MUST be citizens, non-citizen nationals or permanent residents of the US.
All materials (including letters from references) must be submitted by January 27, 2025 by 4 pm Eastern.
CISAB founding member William J. Rowland was devoted to the study of animal behavior, and a strong advocate for mentoring and training undergraduates in research, particularly undergraduates who were in one way or another disadvantaged in their opportunities to get research experience. The Bill Rowland Mentoring Award was established in Bill’s memory to recognize graduate students who have served as outstanding research mentors to undergraduates. Recommendations are due in February each year.
Established in memory of Hanna Kolodziejski, a remarkable graduate student in CISAB and the Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior program in Biology, this fellowship is an annual award for a graduate student who, like Hanna, shows academic talent in both research and teaching, and who demonstrates a commitment to the community through service or outreach programs. The fellowship is open to all CISAB and Biology graduate students, with a preference given to members of CISAB and Evolution, Ecology & Behavior (EEB) students. Recommendations are due in February each year.
The 2025 Animal Behavior Conference is scheduled for March 28th and 29th, 2025.
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